Yuan’s mind roared incessantly, a murderous aura instinctively emanating from him, instantly shredding the delicate petals meticulously cultivated by Destruction.

Ling, who was tending to the Epiphyllum flowers, looked up at the surging malevolence erupting from Yuan. A voice, incredibly pure, sounded from her lips: “Brother Yuan, what’s wrong?”

Her soul was enslaved by Destruction, and this body had been reshaped by him. Everything Destruction had done was simply to let her grow naturally, as fast as possible. He required a pure soul, a powerful Pure Spirit Body. At this moment, Luo Linger clearly did not meet Destruction’s requirements, and her past memories had been completely erased by him. All she could remember was this man who often appeared by her side: Yuan.

It was only by chance that she had glimpsed Yuan’s true form, especially those seven eyes, which had terrified her deeply. Thus, a flicker of timidity now shone in her eyes.

“I’m sorry, I accidentally let my power leak out. I’m sorry!” Seeing the dread in Ling’s eyes, Yuan felt a sharp pang in his heart. If it hadn't been for that time his power spiraled out of control and revealed his true form, how could she fear him so much?

Now, he couldn't even step forward to say a few words to her? Yuan offered a slight bow to Luo Linger and turned away, walking to the side. He had to rapidly increase his strength, to rescue her as soon as possible.

As for the terrifying impression he had left in her mind, thinking of this, a trace of bitterness curled on Yuan’s lips. He touched his face with his hand. Fortunately, fortunately, his father had helped him recover; otherwise, perhaps he wouldn't even dare look at her?

Meanwhile, within the palace of the Destruction Demon, more than a dozen demons of varied shapes, yet each radiating immense power, were gathered. They were all generals under the command of the Destruction Demon.

“My Lord, the one hundred thousand troops are fully mobilized and ready to enter the Demon Realm at any moment!” At this moment, one demon with the head of a scorpion, the body of a man, and the tail of a serpent stepped forward and spoke with utmost deference to Destruction, who sat upon the throne.

This was Xiao, the Third General under Destruction.

“Good. My son has sent word back that the strongest expert in the Human Realm currently is only at the Desolate rank. You may lead the one hundred thousand troops to invade the Demon Realm first; I shall await your good news here!” Destruction said with complete indifference.

“Yes! Respected Lord!” Xiao bowed deeply to Destruction, then turned and strode out, his face alight with excitement.

The strongest in the Human Realm is only Heaven rank? With his own Cosmos rank strength, wasn't he already invincible? To think such a favorable assignment fell to him, how could he not be thrilled…

The other eleven demons watched Xiao depart with gazes full of envy, their looks wishing they could devour him whole.

Never mind the legendary Human Realm, even the Demon Realm held countless resources, and their strongest were only Heaven rank—this was practically meat delivered to their mouths. Why didn't this excellent task fall to one of them?

It was only due to Destruction’s oppressive aura that these eleven demons had not recklessly rushed forward the moment the seal was broken…

Seeing the expressions on the faces of the eleven demons, Destruction knew exactly what they were thinking, and he let out a cold sneer.

“The fact that our ancestors were forced into this place by those humans back then shows the terror of those lowly humans. Although our Demon race fears no power, we cannot afford to be arrogant. The highest realm is Heaven rank? Heh, if that were truly the case, our Demon race would have unified the Three Realms long ago!” With this cold statement, Destruction’s figure vanished from the grand hall.

The other eleven demons exchanged glances and all nodded. Indeed, if the Human Realm only had Heaven rank experts, wouldn't their Demon race have unified the Three Realms already? Why wait until now? It seemed going to the Human Realm first was not such a good assignment; one might even get killed accidentally.

The selfishness of the demons was displayed perfectly here, as they all began to curse Xiao in their hearts.

Besides the Abyss of Destruction, the other six great abysses also dispatched armies to attack the Demon Realm. The leading figures were all Cosmos rank at their strongest, and the weakest were still Mysterious rank demons, equivalent to Martial Saints.

A full six hundred thousand troops poured into the Demon Realm through the rift at Mount Qin, carrying anticipation, yearning, and incomparably beautiful wishes as they once again entered the Demon Realm where their ancestors had lived.

The slaughter began from this moment, and the Demon Realm was the first to fall into turmoil…

However, Ye Jingyu, who was not in the Demon Realm, naturally knew nothing of this. When he came to Mount Qin, he had explicitly told Xue Wuqing to inform Chi Yi Xiu that if they truly couldn't defeat the demons, they should flee—flee as far as possible. If all else failed, they should retreat to the Human Realm and hide within the Landscape Map of the Rivers and Mountains.

He didn't believe these demons would dare chase them directly into the Landscape Map of the Rivers and Mountains…

Therefore, Ye Jingyu was not overly worried about the situation in the Human Realm or the Demon Realm, as worrying was useless. Since he had arrived in the Abyss, he should take the time to understand the situation here, shouldn't he?

Whether it was saving people, seeking revenge, or even bearing the heavy burden of saving all humanity, it all depended on intelligence, didn’t it? Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win a hundred battles.

At this moment, the group emerged from that forest. After several days of walking, they had grown accustomed to the atmospheric pressure here; Fox Yanqi was even showing subtle signs of a breakthrough under the oppression of this pressure.

Before them now lay a small settlement. Calling it a village might be an overstatement; there wasn't a single house or cultivated field. There were only over three hundred demons, shaped like toads but as tall as humans, covered in scales, gathered there, shouting and organizing something.

Seemingly noticing the arrival of Ye Jingyu and the others, these demons quickly clustered together. Their speed was such that Ye Jingyu didn't even have time to react before they were completely surrounded…

“Who are you, and why have you come to our Ha Clan?” A massive toad, standing over ten feet tall, its toad eyes the size of fists gleaming, transmitted a thought directly to them… These were demons living in the borderlands, who had long forgotten what humans looked like, assuming Ye Jingyu’s group were demons from other clans.

Good, direct communication via divine thought—that even saves the need for translation… Ye Jingyu grumbled internally, but he immediately transmitted a thought back: “We are just passing through! We mean no harm!”

“You are passing through?” The giant toad clearly paused…

“En…” Ye Jingyu and the others nodded simultaneously…

“Hahahaha, I never expected this! To have people passing through here—this is excellent! Brothers, come quickly, fat sheep have taken the bait!”

Ye Jingyu and the others were stunned for a moment. What did ‘fat sheep taking the bait’ mean? Fat sheep were so big, did he think he could hook them with a fishing line? But before they could fully recover, the great toad’s next mental message completely stunned them…

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